Quick tip 225 Don’t underestimate Twitter
In the past month there has been talk about how Twitter share prices are down. This has led to a torrent of press about how people are leaving Twitter and how it is going to implode in a big cosmic…
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Quick tip 224 You need to spend money promoting your album
Posted at November 19, 2015 by
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Planning to record an album? I hope you are planning a budget for it as well. Studio time is expensive, and if you decide to record it at home, you probably will need some mew equipment to do it as…
Quick tip 223 98% major label failure rate
Posted at November 18, 2015 by
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98% of artists signed to major label fail. So why do we still think “getting signed” is the ultimate goal? Why do we spend so much effort working towards that goal? If we spent as much effort building our career…
Quick tip 222 Get good at the business, or give up
Posted at November 17, 2015 by
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It’s time for some hard love. You want to be a musician, you want to make living playing music. You want to record albums, play live shows, tour the world and… Well you know what I mean… So, get to…
Quick tip 221 Go out and create
Posted at November 16, 2015 by
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The point of being an indie artist is that no one tells you what to do, or even more so to the point what not to do. Write an album, record an album, promote it and tour, is the way…
Quick tip 220 Traveling light
Posted at November 13, 2015 by
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I’m watching the clouds below as I write this on another flight once again. And it got me thinking about the concept of traveling light and how this does relate to music business. By “traveling light” I use a much…
Quick tip 219 Share your skills
Posted at November 12, 2015 by
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Last night I was up until about 2am helping a friend with an assignment. This morning I spent few hours writing a detailed guide for a particular company to build their Instagram following. So it was only around 11am I…
Quick tip 218 Let people come to you
Posted at November 11, 2015 by
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I did an interview earlier today, and at the end of it I was asked if I had any message for the listeners. My message was “smile and be nice.” I can hear many of you shout out how I…
Quick tip 216 Trust
Posted at November 9, 2015 by
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This one has bitten me in the ass, it has landed me in the s*%t creek more times than I care to remember. But still, thousand times more it has rewarded me in ways I could have never imagined. Trust…
Quick tip 215 Try to see an opportunity in a setback
Posted at November 6, 2015 by
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The thing about “things” is that they don’t always go according to the plan. There are “things” that simply are outside our control. Sure you should always prepare for the worst, but sometimes there is only so much you can…
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